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Show The. fift Booke'of whe fir/t part CH avieig 12 GCwarn§ii2) adding fimther,thatathonfand fooreand two hundred/horfeymight well be fpared, to the ayde oftheir Benefactours, the Egrptian Kings, without difabling their Nationto performeanyferuiccto the Xomans's for as much asthéAcheass could withouttrouble, found obftinate,orving delay So thele Romans,cogecher. withthe Alexandrine Embatt fadours,tooke theirleangsandswwentonwatd their way withinthree dayes after; Whileft-Popilias andihis fellowes wete on-their.way towardEgypty\:Amtrecbus had raifebhirtie ot fortiethoufand Souldiours:Alithisnotwithftanding, the refolutionwas defetredfrom one theeting to another sand finally broken; by the violence of \Cabicras tessFonwhen it was thought that the'Decreefhould haue paffedy he brought into the Theattewhere the affembly wasiheldja Meflengerwithletters from Martius p<whereby the w4ebsanswere detiredto capforme themfelucs tothe Remes Senates and to labouif asthe Senaté had done, by. fending. Embaffadours to'fet 2gypt in peace. This ‘19 wasan aduice againftalll reafon.Forthe Senate had indeede ferit Embaffadoursto make peacesbit asin a time ofgreater bufineffeelfewhere,withfuch milde words, that noshing»was effected, Wherefore itwas notlikely, that the Acheans fhould doeany good inthefamekinde. YerPelybius and his friends, »durft not gaine={ay the Roman Couneelk ; which had forceof'an iniunGion:Sothe kings were left inmuch diftrefle; difap pointed. oftheir expectation, Bur within a while was Per/eas ouercome: and thenmight the Embaffadourfent fromthe Koma Senate,' performeas muchas any Armie could haue done: Audience had beenelately giuen by the Senate, vntethofe Embaffadours of Phy/com and: Cleopatra ; which hauing ftayed morethanawholeycere in the City, brought no-2¢ thing of their bufineifeto effec vatill now.The Embafladors délinered their meflage in the name ofthofethathad fent them: though it concerned ( which perhaps they knew tramfported his A rmigouer Lufiagscfome fortie-myles-fromodlexandria:Solnéere was hetothé end ofhis tourney \vheathe Roman Ey adeuts) metihim: \Aftergrecting and falutations.at their finhentounters) rtiochs dflered:hisrighthandto Popilins : But Popitins filled it withaRolLofpapery willing himht0 readethefe Mandates. of the Se. #6 nate, beforehe did any thing el fe; .datiochus did fo sand havlagalitdewhile¢onfides ted ofthe bufineile he told Popiling, ‘That hee would aduifewvith his friends,varidthen give the Emibaffadourstheir anfwer,.. Bur,Popitins, accondingsto hisrordinary: blurt manner of {peech, which he had) by, nature; madedai Gircleyabour the King vwith, a Roddewhich he' held in his hand,; willing him:to make! him fach an anfwet as: hed mightyeport! to the Senate, before hee moued out-of that-Cirele, The: King aftos nifhied at this fo rudeand,vidlent; a @omimandement;-aften: hee, had) ftayediand paws féd;a while; Lwillbe content ¢ quothhee ) to doesvhatfoeuer the Senateshall ordaines Then. Popilias gaue vato, the King-his hand;-as.tda. Friénd and Allie of the: Ret HAS, 26 not) Phi/ometor, no lee than his Brother and Sifter. Ia thisambaflage ofProlemie,now requefting helpe from:Romes appeared a notable change ofhisfortune, from fuch asit had beene before three or fourc yeereslaft ‘paft. Forifi thebeginning ofthefehistroubles,whichbeganne with the Macedonian Waste; Polyh.Leg.720 eithér he,or Eulens,or Lemens(vpon whom the blamewasafterwardslayed ) which had thegouernment ofhim; thoughthis affairesin {uch good eftate, that not onely hee determined tofetvpoi Antiochus, for Cele/yria : but would haute interpofed himfelfe betwecnethe Romans and Perfexs;asacompetentArbittatour ; thoughitfell out well, that go disEmbalfadourwas by a friend perfwaded to forget that point of his errand. From thefehighthoughtsite fell onthe fudden;by the rebellionofhis brother and fubjeds,to line vnder protection ofthe fameAutrechms.And now at fuchtimeas by atoncinent with his brother and fubieés;he might haué feemed to ftand inno neede of fuch prote&ion, he hath remaining one other helpe wherebyto faue both his Kingdome and life, than Thus wdrtiochas departed out.of Egypt, withoutiany good iffhéofhis \coftly Ex pedi+ tion;cveninfiich manneras*, Daniet hadprophelicdlong-betore nyea, fulfilling euery 2" particu returning,and t of doing mifchiefeto dern/atem afterhis - 93 returnes f er beenchittorified than fore-told bythe Propher. Asfor thé Rowsa E idors,they flayed awhile,and ferledthe kingdomt:of Aeppr, Jeauing itvinto er,and appointedthe yongertereigneloucn éprewe! This done;they depa yoras iwhich they: felejas ichad berne,ia.the power of the Eeyptianjhauing firlkfent away Aatiochis Fleatywhich hadalicady giuen an quexthrow to the! Eeyprian {hips: gtowne,as was their mannerin time of affiGion and they carried in their hands, bran ches of Oliue. Thus they entred inte the Senate;andtherefell, groneling and proftrate 4° vponthe foore. Their garments were not fo meané and: mournefull, nor their lookes and Countenances fofadde and deieéted, but thattheir fpeech was than either of the otherfarremore lamentable. For hauing told inwhat dangertheir King and Countrey ftood';they madea pittifullandgricuous complaint vntothe Senate, befeeching them to haue compaffion: of their Eftate, and of their, Princes, who had. alwaies remaine ‘friendlyand faithfullto the Romanes, They faidthat thie peopleef Rome had{o much heerctafote fauoured this Astiochas in particular,,and were of fuch accountand authoritiesewichall other Kings and Nations ;as if they pleafed butto fend their Embafla- doursjand.let Axtiochys know, thatthe Senate was offended with:his vndertaking VP onthe King their Confederate ; then would he ptefently raife his ficge! from before 4-50 dexandriay and: with-diaw his Armie out of Egypt, into. Sprias Bus thatif the Senate protracted any time,otwfed anydelay ythen fhould Ptolemie and Cleopatra, be fhortly drinenour of their Realmes, and make repaireto kome,with fhamefull difhonautco the Senave; and-peoplethereof,in that,in the extreme dangersof all their fortunes,they ha *nonvouchfated to réHeué them. Miciloords ofthe Senate moned with compafion,fentincontinently C.Pepilins Lowe €.Decimius,and4. Ho/tities,as Embafladors to, determine and end the warre berweene thoft‘Kings. ln. commitiion they had firftto finde King! Prd/emie,and then Antigch4s; oft +} ts} it 3b en VENK PSG ; Howth? Rinsins were dreadfullto all Kings: Their domeMode towards Evinenes,Prufias, Mafanifla, 47d' Cotys. The exd of Perftis'avd bis thildyen. ‘heinfiabilerse of Kitglh the Conehifion of ERLE! The Triampbs" of Paulus? Anichs,' az, Ocanius. With "the worke. ° : ‘ un, ; : o wy r ke = a rea ¥xthisiperemptorie demeanotr of Popilins indoing his Meéffage; and bythe what can beobrained:by their interceffion which were imployed againft him. This mtferable condition ofhiin;ltis brotherand fifter,fhewedit felfe,euenin the habit of thofe Embaffadours. They were poorely clad; the hairé of their, heads and beardes ouct- of the Hilary ofthe World: soilerthem-both vaderftand, shat ynlelfe-they furcealed, and gatieouer Ayes; they would.take chat King, nomore-forafriend to the Senate,and péople of Romesthom they the late Gonfull had fighified vnvo hint, that the Romans were patt all neede ofhelpe: ondcof King \Amtiochas corthe wil bof chevSenarep wee amayoperceie ywhe,thr igh theit conqueft c f Matias os sams We howterriblethe & fame Pipiids hackbeené well conterited, ay cere before thisyto layratide'theroughnefle : 4 : ad tothe the beans and=Atolians, good} language. dnd‘to'gine condition, © ofhisnatirall 4 ivhen'tice went Embafladourto thofe people of: Greece, that werd)of.,farre leffe: power and! no. more thanivheKing of "erincbuse Likewileytiochas:had With gded words, ‘mitt as Ort. fork weap : : oe ‘ Rome in fuchfort,as "8 whichhich e:eame from fladours other Biba difniffed than sood words, nosp performed pees he vearmes;t tearme ing any:menacing vied-anymenac -hileffe vied shah r,muchdleffe ¢complainedio hey tthey 4 vi C S$ : ey > thing oftheirreqhcft. Bur nowclic cate:was altered.qSe found ovher "Kings aswel! t ) Antiochus, iory ae ; se Atsalusyto gratulate th Enmekesifent. to Romie his: brother ~ ~ a Eales bes whicho litc ymolefte Gallagreckes,we th: againft to crate helpe or: countenance ofthe Senate {i } i him Pe a so oe irere vittaluso-and touinglyenrerta sas tonin ed by molt of the "Senatours : Kingdome tox Senate his .t sothers sf enry and ‘requeft ofthe: in bade him. beiconfid % Who ca a beret giwenshint i for it fhouldfutely be hitifelfe. gee te ; 1. ge Sere oe" eae Athan fésrrickled vi - ae hopeful Thele Taelc ae approued, or feem o proue th fas With {uch ambition, that hee either approuce, eeu ee te! ofee StraOW! But His horie nature was foone reclaymedoby the:faictrfull a 3 cept? to peee ed Has 2 PhyGian. 2 whom Lameneshiad fent:to errand abou > 'delineredsthe temantsinvshe hee donkicorndsd lst he Senate; nee enare, i Ca oe hy ew ade camie intorhe whentee adit 3 Vpright.1S$0j cee chiomigstgeodtinizntibe a5 i had beenere{ents ved cmming his 0} Ne hee Watreitaphe withall hee forgat = seni diet cof demas anc adironed saight. be t€ Gould >and <fibally requeftedT me(eeGEny 4 hefowdd |